Manhole Covers of Kingsburg, California

Created 28 October 2006

This page was last updated on 23 November 2008
All photos copyrighted by David L. Magney 2006

This is a study of manhole covers from Kingsburg, Fresno County, California.

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Manhole Covers of Kingsburg, Fresno County, California

Kingsburg is a small rural farming community in the San Joaquin Valley, in southern Fresno County south of Fresno, at an average elevation of 297 feet above sea level.   Kingsburg was a railroad stop/farm town, named Kings River Switch originally after the depot for the Central Pacific Railroad (now Union Pacific), originally settled by Swedish natives.   In 1874, the name was changed to Kingsbury, which is how Kingsberg would sound in Swedish.   The name was changed again two years later to Kingsburgh, and then finally to Kingsburg in 1894.   By 1921, 94% of the population within 3 miles of the town was Swedish-American, and was given the nickname "Little Sweden".   Kingsburg currently has a population of about 9,199 people (2000), up 21.2% to 11,148 by 2005.   Kingsburg citizens are composed of 71.9% Caucasians (about 9% of that Swedish), 34.4% Hispanics, and 2.7% Asians.   The median household income for Kingsburg residents is $40,490 and the per capita income is $16,137.   About 21% of Kingsburg residents have a bachelor's degree or higher level education.   About 27% of Kingsburg residents work within the city, with a majority commuting to work, with an average commute time of 20 minutes.   Two highways pass through Kingsburg, U.S. Highway/State Route 99 and State Route 201.

Kingsburg's first crop consisted primarily of wheat, which was displaced by orchards and vineyards (for raisins and table grapes).   Raisins soon became the major crop, with the headquarters for Sun Maid Growers in Kingsburg.   Additional information about Kingsburg can be found at Kingsburg Info and at the Official Kingsburg site.





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